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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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